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1 ESSENTIAL I L n 2017, Secours Islamique France saw its private donations and public subsidies rise to high records as well as a large number of social missions carried out in France and abroad. Thanks to the strong support of our donors, the confidence of our funders, the commitment of our volunteers and the professionalism of our teams, we have committed, throughout the year, to use all means possible to respond most effectively to the needs of the most vulnerable. Like previous years, 2017 was also marked by devastating humanitarian crisis and catastrophes which are sadly lasting. Iraq, Nigeria, Yemen... come to top the list of those crisis which seem to have no end such as Occupied Palestinian Territories and Syria. As for the humanitarian scene, natural disasters are becoming endemic NGOs must consider more multi-year programming and a much better link between emergency aid and longer-term support. Indeed our association has been defending this idea for several years although it requires substantial resources and greater cohesion between humanitarian actors. For its third strategy, Secours Islamique France renewed its commitment to support the most vulnerable choosing human development, good living together and respect of the environment, as pillars to its work while remaining faithful to both Islam and humanitarian values. Rachid Lahlou Founder President of Secours Islamique France

2 USE OF RESOURCES STATEMENT (CER) The CER is certified by statutory auditors (Ernst & young) and approved by the general assembly (GA) 2018 USES USES 2017 = Income statement Those uses are funded by the following resources: Allocation by use of resources collected from the public and used in 2017 SOCIAL MISSIONS 41,079,044 21,347,432 FUNDRAISING COSTS 2,201,966 2,201,966 OPERATING COSTS 2,647,328 2,271,446 TOTAL EXPENDITURES FOR THE YEAR RECORDED IN THE INCOME STATEMENT ALLOCATIONS TO THE PROVISIONS 633,053 PROJECTED USE OF ALLOCATED FUNDS 5,956,725 RESOURCES SURPLUS FOR THE YEAR 11,201,248 TOTAL GENERAL 63,719,365 45,928,338 25,820,844 USE OF RESOURCES TOTAL USES 2017 : 64 M The costs of the missions in 2017 (41M ), costs of fundraising expenses (2.2 M ) and costs of operations ((2.6 M ) 6%) are the total spent in 2017, 45.9 M. The 64 million euros of 2017 correspond to the use of resources distributed as follows: Year-end allocation to provisions and surplus of resources 3% Operating costs 4% RESOURCES Resources collected in 2017 = income statement Monitoring of resources raised from public and used in 2017 Fundraising expenses 3% Carryover of resources raised from the public, non-allocated and unused at year-start 4,784,250 RESOURCES COLLECTED FROM THE PUBLIC 24,143,727 24,143,727 Social missions funded and to be funded 90% OTHER PRIVATE FUNDS 512,769 GRANTS & OTHER PUBLIC SUBSIDIES 19,276,465 OTHER INCOMES 10,608,365 YEAR-END TOTAL RESOURCES AS PER INCOME STATEMENT 54,541,326 RECOVERY OF PROVISIONS 270,307 CARRYOVER OF UNUSED ALLOCATED RESOURCES FROM PREVIOUS FINANCIAL YEARS VARIATION OF DEDICATED FUNDS COLLECTED FROM THE PUBLIC 8,907,732 13,431,993 OVERALL TOTAL 63,719,365 37,575,720 64% : Missions 2017 : Social missions continue to develop and grow (+36%), increasing from 30.1 M in 2016 to 41.1 M en 2017, primarily in terms of international actions. 9% : Social missions to be accomplished: Funds to expand over upcoming years out of which SIF does not take any operating costs or fundraising costs. 16% : Exceptional surplus for social missions (Zakât El Maal set aside for projects; more details in: reserves policy). VALUATIONS IN KIND Volunteer s numbers remain stable (604 in 2017). Total expenses financed by funds collected from the public 18,612,112 % of 2017 fundraising resources spent in % Ratio private fundraising costs / private fundraising 9% ASSESSMENT OF VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS IN KIND Social Missions 111,055 Volunteering 21,334 Fundraising costs 3,210 Benefits 4,888 Operating costs and other fees 16,977 Donations in kinds 105,020 Total 131,242 Total 131,242 Whether in social emergencies or socio-educative and professional integration, the commitment and availability of our volunteers allow us to carry out concrete actions to help people in need: solidarity meals, food aid package, groceries and solidarity packages, marauding etc.

3 INTERNATIONAL MISSIONS 28.9 MILLION Around the world, SIF works in 13 different countries in Africa, Asia and the Middle East. SIF is also active in 17 other countries through partnerships with local and international NGOs operating in 4 main fields: Shelter and accomodation, Food security and livelihoods, Water, hygiene and sanitation, Education and child welfare. SHELTER AND ACCOMODATION 5.2 million FOOD SECURITY AND LIVELIHOODS 10.6 million Syria, Occupied Palestinian Territory In conflict zones where SIF intervenes, the increased violence has created a massive flow of refugees, as well as internally displaced people. At SIF, we believe that shelters are essential, in terms of survival and security, and also to maintain health, privacy and human dignity of those affected. Focus SYRIA The Syrian conflict has entered its eighth year with more than 350,000 people killed and millions of refugees as well as many internally displaced populations. In 2017, in partnership with UNICEF, OCHA 1 and the UNHCR 2, the SIF implemented housing rehabilitation programs, schools and health infrastructure and provided emergency shelters in 6 governorates in Damas and its suburbs. WATER, HYGIENE AND SANITATION 3.5 million Bangladesh, Pakistan, Jordan, Occupied Palestinian Territory, Senegal, Mali, Madagascar, Haiti, Chad, Nigeria, Lebanon According to UN s report published in September 2017, 815 million people are undernourished. SIF works on the food and nutrition security of vulnerable households through the development of sustainable resilience and means of livelihood, both in emergency and post-emergency situations and in the development phase. Focus NIGERIA In Nigeria, the project to protect and restore agricultural livelihoods in the northeastern states of Borno, Adamawa and Yobe targeted 800,000 beneficiaries. The SIF deployed emergency humanitarian assistance to Ngala to meet the food and nutritional needs of the population through the distribution of food rations and the establishment of a supplementary food program. EDUCATION AND CHILD WELLFARE 9.5 million Mali, Chad, Jordan, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Occupied Palestinian Territory, Somalia, Syria According to the UN, more than 2 billion people do not have access to safe drinking water and more than 4.5 billion people do not have adequate sanitation. The SIF is committed to strengthening its actions in order to ensure access to safe drinking water, adequate sanitation and hygiene services for all. Focus CHAD SIF intervenes in the South of the country through the implementation of a project for sustainable access to water and sanitation for both host and displaced populations. Our projects also raised the awareness of many families who built their own private water place. As a result, 52 water places were rehabilitated in 2017 and 36,000 households have now better living conditions. 1 - United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs 2 - United Nations Refugee Agency 3 - Source: Lebanon, Greece, Syria, Senegal, Mali, Haiti, Occupied Palestinian Territory, Madagascar, South Africa, Albania, Bangladesh, Bosnia, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Kosovo, Niger, Pakistan, Soudan, Sri Lanka, Chechnya, Yemen In 2017, more than 250 million children around the world live in areas affected by armed conflict. 50 million are affected by disasters 3 and 61 million are still deprived of school. In both emergency and development contexts, the SIF implements protection and support projects for formal and informal education by adapting to the cultural models of the intervention countries. Focus HAITI In 2017, SIF intervened in Haiti hit hardly by the Hurricane Matthew in 2016 destroying 716 schools impacting 490,000 children. SIF teams implemented various activities: rehabilitation of 14 schools, distribution of 431 bench tables and around 5,500 school kits in the 26 schools of the Nippes, training and supporting 8 management councils of schools in very remote Southeast schools.

4 MISSIONS IN FRANCE 11.8 MILLION ADVOCACY 0.3 MILLION In France, Secours Islamique France intervenes in social emergency and inclusion, fighting against precariousness and exclusion. Our mission is to help families and people in the direst situations: families with or without children, homeless, single mothers. SOCIAL EMERGENCIES 11.2 million SOCIO-EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL INTEGRATION 600,000 Île-de-France : Massy, Saint-Denis, Sevran, Aubervilliers, La Courneuve, Saint-Ouen, Palaiseau, Clamart, Thiais, Épinay sur Seine, Ile Saint-Denis, Pierrefitte-sur-Seine, Villetaneuse, Stains, Osny, Villepinte, Poissy, Meaux, Nanterre, Réau, Melun, Fleury, Fresnes, Porcheville, Bois d Arcy, Versailles. Province : Lyon, Nantes, Saint-Brieuc, Caen, Laval, Brest, Rennes, Lorient, Cherbourg-Octeville, Coutances, Vannes, Bapaume, Quiévrechain, Valenciennes Social emergencies are an integral part in SIF s struggle against exclusion. In 2017, new needs have emerged in terms of social emergencies as a result of the massive flow of refugees and asylum seekers in France Focus MIGRANTS ACCOMMODATION Throughout 2017, SIF adopted a holistic approach to respond effectively to the emerging needs of migrants and asylum seekers. Our projects were tailored accordingly providing educational, sports and socio-cultural activities as well as support for administrative procedures (employment, housing, etc.). Our 5 centers had 640 places, and treated more than 922 cases. Île-de-France : Saint-Denis, Aubervilliers Province : Lyon In France SIF also intervenes in Socio-educational and professional integration, which is complementary to its work in social emergencies. Our aim is to lead families and individuals in difficult situations towards progressive autonomy. Focus DAY CARE CENTRE (LYON) The Day Care Centre of Lyon opened in May 2017 hosting only women and children. Every day, about 20 people come to relax looking for some confort they have missed in their lives : privacy and intimacy in particular. It is indeed a cozy atmosphere where children can play while women chat or even cook avalaible ingredients. Advocacy is SIF s third social mission. By working our way up directly from the problems encountered in the field, our aim is to make the voices of the most vulnerable heard by decision-makers so that their fundamental rights are respected in an inclusive, unconditional and discriminationfree manner. ADVOCACY 300,000 Deconstructing preconceived ideas on migration, raising public awareness about the Rohingya crisis, and calling on our partners to defend the universal right to water, encouraging public authorities to invest in Children s Rights... We can say that 2017 has been a year of tireless activism! Focus WHERE TO FIND REFUGE TODAY? SIF conducted a study with Harris-Interactive agency aiming at assessing perceptions of French, British, German, Italian and Canadian citizens towards the notion of refuge. The results revealed that a quarter of people think they are likely to have to leave their country. For 43% of french people, this risk goes from significant to highly significant. In all five countries, the risk of having to leave one s country was felt more strongly by youngsters.

5 MAIN BALANCE SHEET ITEMS, SIMPLIFIED As of 31/12/17, SIF s total balance sheet reached 44M versus 47M end 2016 maintaining a solid financial position. SIF Main balance sheet 2017 Fixed assets 5,120,221 Own funds 21,800,359 Current assets 38,971,330 Dedicated funds 15,556,165 Debts 6,735,027 Net assets 44,091,551 Liabilities 44,091,551 FIXED ASSETS - It includes assets or titles (tangible and financial fixed assets) intended to remain in our assets on the long term giving the association a solid foundation to carry out its humanitarian and social missions. CURRENT ASSETS - This consists of elements essentially cash from our dedicated funds awaiting use. SIF realised investments on these funds to prevent their devaluation. OWN FUNDS - This consists essentially of the association s reserves: free reserve and projects reserves. More details in the paragraph reserves policy. DEDICATED FUNDS - These consists on unused donations, excluding general funds, that will be carried forward to next year maintaining their initial purpose and exempted from operating and fundraising costs. DEBTS - Closely linked to the organisation s current operations. They mainly comprise tax and social security debts (social security bodies and employees), supplier debts, other debts mainly to donors and partners and deferred income. RESERVE POLICY To ensure the sustainability of its missions, the General Assembly (GA) of SIF approved the resolution of setting one year s budget in advance. Hence making it possible to provide financial security needed to the sustainability of humanitarian programmes, despite the economic uncertainties that the organisation may face. ORIGIN OF THE FUNDS As defined by the law, unspent funds (general funds - excluding waqf and Zakât El Maal funds) may appear as a surplus of resources (result), then be placed in reserves if so decided by the GA. As for dedicated funds, they can not be included in reserves in any circumstances. It is worth noting that at SIF, WAQF donations are allocated to a waqf reserve for DOTASIF and Zakât El Maal 1 donations will go to the project reserve created for them. (exceptional result in 2017: 10.1 million ). RESERVES MANAGEMENT RULES SIF reserves are submitted to precautionnary principles and might be subject to secure investments that prevent their depreciation. Although a share of these investments must remain accessible in case of urgent need. Another part may be placed to invest, provided that it can be demobilised within a reasonable deadline. Projects and dedicated funds reserves are exempted from operating costs or fundraising. STATE OF THE RESERVES AT THE END OF 2017 The GA of June 30 th, 2017 approved the free reserve of the 2016 Balance sheet. On December 31 st, 2017, the SIF s reserves reached 10.1 million euros, which guarantees 4-5 months of continuity for our humanitarian programmes. NOTE ON SUBSIDIARIES & AFFILIATES SCI SIFMASSY - SIF holds 14,999 shares of the 15,000 shares in SCI SIF- Massy, the last share belonging to DOTASIF. SCI is the owner of SIF s administrative offices located 10 rue Galvani, Massy (in the 91 s department). DOTASIF - The Secours Islamique Endowment Fund DOTASIF, created in 2010, has a statutory purpose to generate income from its investments and to transmit it to the SIF (net profitability) for the implementation of social missions, DOTASIF manages entirely the waqf 2 donations that SIF receives every year (211,982 in 2017) in a way to optimize their cost effectiveness (through real estate purchase) and to facilitate its monitoring by the donors. Since 2012 DOTASIF is making a rental profit. SIF is one of the tenants, which provides a guarantee of a substantial payment. So DOTASIF will therefore transfer the corresponding sums to SIF for the implementation of social missions in the course of SCI SIF MASSY - Balance sheet 31 décembre 2017 Net Asset 354,334 Liabilities 354,334 Of which: Fixed assets 203,742 Of which : allocations (from SIF) 75,604 SCI SIF MASSY - Income statement 2017 Expenses 90,368 Income 160,000 Result 69,632 DOTASIF - Balance Sheet 31 décembre 2017 Net Asset 4,098,650 Liabilities 4,098,650 Of which: Fixed assets 2,515,953 Of which : allocations (from SIF) 4,039,684 DOTASIF - Income statement 2017 Charges 65,609 Produits 99,323 Résultat 33,714 In 2017, DOTASIF donated to SIF 52,900 (net profit 2016) used on a SIF program in Senegal aiming to enhance food security and resilience of rural populations in Tambacounda, with 4,101 beneficiaries in 15 villages. 1 - Zakât El Maal funds are no longer registered as dedicated funds upon the request of the statutory auditors. Unallocated funds awaiting use are to be registered as a surplus should be put in reserve as decided by the GA. 2 - Waqf: fixed donations out of which benefits will be used to implement SIF social missions.

6 THE ESSENTIAL, SIGN OF CONFIDENCE At SIF, it is essential to publish our balance sheet and the cost of our activities in France and abroad. The Essential is a summary of our annual report; it clearly and concisely sets out our accounts and interventions. This document also proves our transparency, guaranteed by the label Don en Confiance. OUR PROJECT Founded in 1991, Secours Islamique France (SIF) is an international Non Governemental Organisation of solidarity dedicated to reducing poverty and vulnerability in France and around the world without any proselytism nor discrimination. We intervene wherever humanitarian and social needs require the mobilization of emergency response as well as the implementation of development programmes and advocacy actions. On the international level, SIF is mainly active in four sectors: Education and child welfare, Food security and livelihood, Water and sanitation, Shelter and accommodation. In France, our organisation is active in fighting against poverty and exclusion: Social emergency, Socio-educational and professional integration and Solidarity economy. Our ambition is to reinforce and develop our humanitarian and social missions in the above mentioned sectors, in order for SIF to be a major humanitarian and social actor, faithful to its Muslim values, completely a part of French and global NGOs fabric. SIF is fully committed in human development, good living together and respect for the environment (cf. Associative project & strategic plan). OUR OPERATING MODEL In 2017, SIF relied on 124 employees in France, 466 expatriates and local employees in countries of intervention. In France, around 640 volunteers support our organisation. Most of these resources (54% for a total of 44.4 million Euros in 2017) are almost entirely private donations collected in France in response to different campaigns launched by SIF via internet, mailing, or even during numerous events and meetings organised with partners all over France. Our organisation is also supported by several institutional donors such as the European Commission (ECHO), the Crisis Centre (CDC) of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE), the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the United Nations Children s Fund (UNICEF), and the United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). EXTERNAL CONTROLS STATUTARY AUDITORS During the General Assembly held in 2018, which approved the financial statements, the External Auditor (Ernst& Young) presented its report that certifies and approves our 2017 financial statements without reservation. The statutory auditors GLOBAL AUDIT also certified DOTASIF and SCI Massy accounts. DON EN CONFIANCE Don en Confiance is an organisation that controls and approves fundraising associations. 20 years ago this committee created a charter of good practice approved and respected by its members. The committee is the controlling body. All the information of The Essential are extracted from the Annual Report or the certified accounts. All those documents certified are available on our website: Photos Credits : SIF, Pierre Failler, SIF/Hervé Lequeux, SIF/Alex Bilal Yildiz, SIF/Sinawi Medine, SIF/Peter Bussian. SECOURS ISLAMIQUE FRANCE Registered office: 10 rue Galvani Massy (France) Tel. : +33 (0) / Fax : +33 (0) SIF is approved by Don en Confiance